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It seem MTH and Weaver have more offerings than Lionel by far.  Unfortunately I don't have MTH's control system installed so I am stuck with Lionel / Weaver. Thats unfortunate because they bring a lot more variety than Lionel. It's not even close.  Third rail is out of my price range. I fear I will be dead before Lionel offers another M10000, a Blue goose, NH Comet , Rebel, or EMC B&O B-B or any one of many stream line steam etc.  Theres a chance with nice Hudsons. . The Black Diamond is now on the roster. But I have been spoiled by this new Legacy system.  And with the seemingly endless supply of diesels coming forth I fear I will never see them. Are the old guard steamer guys getting out numbered by the diesel crowd? I don't know. Only future catalogs will reveal the future.

Well, there ya go.  A one-time investment in DCS will expand your opportunities.

Yeah but you can run more Brands with the Lionel system. I like streamliners too and your right Lionel needs to do more of them. BUT they seem to be on a scale diesel mode lately.

You can always run MTH locos in conventional mode. Add a TPC or the new Powermaster to your TMCC system and you are good to go.

I am a sucker for the Art Deco/Streamlined era myself. Not many that I don't like. I'm with you! Once the layout is built I will add a few more. Or I'll just start collecting them because their cool to look at

Not sure why but I do no have any streamlined steam. My modest engine roster is growing but I haven't picked up when yet.  I would most likely buy a Lehigh Valley when the time comes. They are a sweet looking engine I gotta say. 

That John Wilkes is a neat locomotive, very cool!

So is Weavers new Black Diamond!

Lionel could have called the "Injun Joe" "Engine Joe" to avoid, er, objections, and also have a decent pun.

Has anyone noticed that the car "Huckleberry Finn" is misspelled "Fin" in the catalogue?

Fin, Finn, E7, E8/E9, potato, potahto - let's call the whole thing off.

That's the way the prototype was lettered:

Or do we rewrite the book, also?

Rusty

Anyway you spell it I can't wait to ad another Zephyr to my layout because like Rusty, I never saw one I didn't like either. I am even getting the Lionel lines Zephyr. 

Did I miss something? Did Lionel offer an Injun Joe model and if so when, how much what is the mfg number?

Thank

TC Zephyr

also never met any Burlington anything I didn't like!

Ray its in the latest Lionel signature catalog

Oh, I see. I thought (and was hoping) that a model of the real Injun Joe MTZ. But I see all they did was take the Pioneer Zephyr and just put a different name on it. I guess for some, that's OK.

RAY

When it comes to streamlines engines, don’t forget EMD's early slant nose E-units and Rock Island’s TAs. If you like way out art deco, Alco’s DL 109s fit the bill.
I would love to see a highly detailed model of Union Pacific’s M10003.

Yeah my second Lionel set was a 2140WS with the 671 turbine/12 wheel Pennsy tender and fabulous 2400 series green,yellow and charcoal colored passenger cars. I ran this with a brand new art deco 110 RW Trainmaster transformer. Does it get any better than that. My kids and the kid in me went crazy running that baby around the Christmas tree back in 1990. This started my love affair with the streamliners and has led me to  acquire over 37 engines/sets over the years. My research led me to the 1934 Chicago Worlds fair and the introduction of the Burlington Zephyr 9900 and UP M-10000 streamliners. These two trains really set the standard for the art and have driven the market for electric train enthusiasts the world over. Here are a few pictures of some of my babies: Lionel, American Flyer, Hoge, Marx & MTH. I would never be in the shadows when it comes to streamliners. They'll have to pry these from my cold dead hands some day.  

I am a big fan of the New York Central's streamliners .

Of all of the engines I have, my very favorite are the Art Deco steam engines. Over the years, I have been fortunate to purchase a number of them, all scale.

MTH SP GS4

MTH N&W J

MTH MR F7 Baltic

MTH PRR T1 (skirted)

Lionel PRR T1 (unskirted)

MTH PRR S1

MTH NYC Dreyfuss Hudson (PT tender)

Lionel NYC ESE (w/optional PT tender)

The only one I don't have, that I really like, is the LV John Wilkes with matching passenger cars.

You could purchase DCS and the connector cable that allows you to run your TMCC locomotives and DCS locomotives from the DCS remote...   I had to do this because Lionel came out with a beatiful L-2 Mohawk. 

In the shadows when it comes to Streamliners? **** NO....... These are the greatest trains ever made in my not so humble opinion. Cheers!    Forgot to add my first streamliner train and the transformer that drove it. All still works perfectly well today. These Lionel trains are bullet proof with a little TLC now and then.

Nice photos guys. 

I am an old geezer who remembers seeing steam in action quite regularly but I never saw a streamlined steam engine in regular service.  As an old nostalgic dreamer I only have unstreamlined workaday steam engines like I remember seeing them.  On the Mountain Route it is always January 21, 1943.   Odd-d

That's what its all about. Enjoy them!!!!